as in island
a ring-shaped land mass surrounded by water and made of coral
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Also in the Tuamotus, the atoll of Fakarava is known for diving at its south pass, Tetamanu, famed for its wall of hundreds of gray reef sharks.
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Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Complete with the largest coral atoll in Mexico, this is a supreme destination for scuba diving and snorkeling.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
That includes lifeguard Renan Ulloa at the Parks department, which is ending lifeguard service at natural swimming holes known as atolls.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Gachon has been operating 02 Fakarava on the atoll for a decade while also serving stints as the president of the French Polynesian Union of Diving Centers.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Complete with the largest coral atoll in Mexico, this is a supreme destination for scuba diving and snorkeling.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
That includes lifeguard Renan Ulloa at the Parks department, which is ending lifeguard service at natural swimming holes known as atolls.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Gachon has been operating 02 Fakarava on the atoll for a decade while also serving stints as the president of the French Polynesian Union of Diving Centers.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoll
Noun
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The islands that split traffic going in and out of the roundabout mean pedestrians have fewer lanes to cross at a time because the crosswalks cross those islands.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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It was imported from the neighboring island in its entirety and features open sides that allow for spectacular vistas of the river gorge under the stunning morning light.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Long Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos No, the island of Provo—the traveler’s gateway to Turks and Caicos’s 40-odd islands and cays—isn’t undiscovered by any stretch of the imagination.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
14 Aug. 2025
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Offshore, cays drift in dreamy isolation—their edges kissed by foamy surf and dotted with nesting Brown Pelicans.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cinnamon, for instance, may help improve the function of islets—parts of the pancreas that produce insulin and other hormones that regulate blood sugar.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
22 Sep. 2025
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The uninhabited islet group in the East China Sea, the Senkaku Islands, is administered by Japan but claimed by China as part of its territory, which is known as the Diaoyu Islands.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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But this destination is also known for equally famous coral reefs, as well as a vibrant art scene with unique galleries and fantastic lobster and seafood cuisines.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the nonprofit Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Anna Marsden leads the largest coordinated coral reef protection and restoration effort globally, securing a $287-million grant from the Australian government in 2022 and $456 million in additional private and philanthropic funding.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Atoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoll. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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